Some of the members of this list would be great additions to AESS committees. Please contact me should you have any questions about specific positions, and please support AESS, an organization dedicated to strengthening the role of interdisciplinary environmental education in academia. wil
Dr. Wil Burns, Associate Director Master of Science, Energy Policy & Climate Program Johns Hopkins University 1717 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036 650.281.9126 (Mobile) 202.452.8713 (Fax) http://energy.jhu.edu Skype ID: Wil.Burns Blog: http://www.teachingclimatelaw.org <http://www.aess.info/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=939971&module_id=13151 9> 2013 AESS Committee Nominations AESS Committee nominations are open for submissions until March 1, 2013. Positions Available: President-Elect 1 Position (four year commitment, 2 years as "elect" and 2 years as President) Description: Our current President-Elect, Will Burns, will assume the Presidency of the Association after the Annual Meeting and the newly elected President-Elect will assume his post for two years before assuming the Presidency in June 2015. Council 3 Positions (two year term) Description: Council (Board) meets monthly via conference call. The Board is responsible for conducting the regular business of Association--approving major activities, policy decisions, annual conference site and budget, and so forth. They are expected to attend all conference calls (although there are obviously exceptions) and the annual meetings during their terms. Nominations Committee 3 Positions (two year term) Description: The Nominations Committee shall recruit and nominate candidates for the elective offices of the Association that need to be filled in any given year. The Nominations Committee shall have six members, all of whom shall serve for two-year terms. In identifying candidates for specific positions, the Nominations Committee shall seek to represent the Association's diversity of membership, in terms of age, gender, racial and ethnic background, substantive interest, field of work, type of employing institutions, and other considerations the Nominations Committee shall deem appropriate. The Nominations Committee is especially interested in providing diversity on our slate: diverse disciplines and expertise, diverse geographic representation, diverse occupations, as well as diversity in age, gender/gender identity, ethnicity, ideology, etc. AESS welcomes self-nominations for all elected offices. How to Nominate: If you are interested in standing for election, please contact any members of the Nominations Committee of Committee Chair, Kip Curtis ([email protected]) by March 1, 2013. Attached a brief bio of 5-6 sentence describing: (a) your current area of practice/experience, (b) what you bring/contribute to the organization (i.e., capacity building) and (c) your goals/vision for the organization. Please include a short up to date C.V. Please don't hesitate to contact any member of the committee or current officers with any questions you have about this process. The continued health of AESS is ensured through the active participation of its members. I hope you will consider running for one of these offices! Sincerely, Kip Curtis Chair, AESS Nominations Committee Founder and Executive Director of the Edible Peace Patch Projects (http://peacepatch.org) Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Eckerd College [email protected] Nominations Committee Members: Janet Fiskio Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Oberlin College [email protected] Sara R. Rinfret, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Pre-Law Coordinator Hartwick College [email protected] Shangrila Joshi Wynn Visiting Assistant Professor Environmental Studies Program Colgate University [email protected] Peter J. Jacques Associate Professor Department of Political Science University of Central Florida [email protected] Amy E. Lesen, Ph.D. Associate Professor Biology Department Dillard University [email protected] _____ You have received this message from the mailing list of Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences. If you would prefer not to receive these emails in the future, go to the opt-out page <http://AESS.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=356&club_id=939971&item_id =31738383897> and press the 'Remove Me' button. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
